-There were three things I learned about European colonialism from today's meeting. Those things were:
The Europeans weren't very acceptant of other cultures and beliefs past a normal sense. They considered most other cultures inferior to them and uncivilized.
2. They had a term called natural law. A group of people that does not follow natural law (basically having the same cultural attributes as the Europeans) they aren't as enlightened as them. At this point the Europeans thought that is was god's plan for them to rule over and "civilize" these people.
3. Colonialism and imperialism are different. Imperialism is militaristic, and there is ruling without settlement in a large general area. Colonialism applies to a certain area, and therefore on a smaller span.
-Three things I learned about Joseph Conrad in the intro to Heart of Darkness and why they influence how I read the book:
1. This man was pretty delusional. He suffered from mental illnesses during his time in Africa, and this might've affected his writing. I think I'm going to read this book differently in light of his possible mental instability during the time it was written.
2. In addition to being mentally ill, he was also physically sick with malaria and a host of other diseases. This also might've affected his writing (albeit less seriously than a mental illness would). This will also make me read the book differently.
3. Lastly, a lot of the things he saw in Africa scarred him. I think this aspect of his visit will bring about deep and descriptive mentions of the things that he saw there; if I see this happening as I read, I'll have something to source it back to.
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